We need to Remember: Faith needs to be exercised and nurtured in order to gain strength. The sustenance for faith comes in the good times and the busy times, not just in the needy and desperate times.

If you start to doubt God’s love, promises, faithfulness, or even His very existence, try imaging how it would feel to stand firmly claiming those things are false - can’t do it can you?

So get off the doubting road and get back to the path of believing, then stay put. Time to change up and keep your heart (and spirit) above your head. You may not always be able to see what He’s done for you lately, but what He did once and for all is the undeniable foundation to build lasting faith on.

Remember: Trust Him in Everything!When we’re in a tight spot and problems are raging all around, a sense of uncertainty tries to envelop the mind. If we are not careful, it is easy to get mentally sidetracked. By focusing on our problems and never looking up, we will fail to experience the peace of God.Isaiah 26:3 tells us, “God will keep in perfect peace all who trust in Him, all whose thoughts are fixed on Him” (NLT) We have to come to a place where we need to trust God completely and allow Him the freedom to point us in the right direction.

“We have to trust Him and remember that God causes every thing to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” ( Rom. 8:28 NLT).

From Mother's Day last week . . . “Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters…” Ezekiel 19:10 (reminds us) A spiritual umbilical cord. Her life, in our lives-influencing and causing us to thrive. God thoughtfully gave us several biblical heroines to guide mothers in the difficult seasons they would encounter.

“The praying mother is a force to be reckoned with. They keep praying when others stop.

“Well, I had a prayin’mama.” These strategists are doubled in power if the grandmother’s involved.

Thank you all who joined us on this Sunday and for all the mothers . . .

Remember . . . Prayer is communion with God.It is the closest, most intimate relationship with the creator you can have. Christians should always be in an attitude of communion with God. Prayer can take place in every circumstance. In our lives, as events pass by, we may find ourselves talking to Him, wanting to know something, asking for advice and counsel, or for favor and blessing.The Christian's life should be filled with prayer.In addition, we should set aside specific times, at least once a day, for prayer and for reading the Bible.

Remember . . . No Small Thing: For us to think we must achieve something big in the eyes of the world in order to matter is to deny the beautiful truth of Luke 21:1-2. In a magnificent Temple complex, filled with milling worshipers, some rich, Jesus saw a widow.The Lord reminds me! You don’t have to perform to be loved, you are safe. Trust Me. Let Me love you and out of the overflow, give. No matter how small your daily gifts may seem, I see them and a chorus of praise rises up over each one. We must remember this in our walk with Jesus. If we fix our eyes on being noticed by people, on achieving greatness, we will probably miss the multiple opportunities to minister that He puts right under our noses. It isn’t that excellence or that growth of ministries is unimportant, it’s that our Lord is one who delights in two small coins given in love.